{"id":58883,"date":"2015-12-24T20:54:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T11:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=58883"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:39","slug":"gs1000s-top-bridge-machining-and-polishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20151224\/decoboco-cars\/gs1000s-d\/gs1000s-top-bridge-machining-and-polishing","title":{"rendered":"GS1000S Top Bridge Machining and Polishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-1795585050\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6604.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6604\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6604.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6604-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6604-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nSmall touches can really give a big boost to how good things look.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s chamfer the top bridge with an R3 radius and polish it up nice and clean.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6585.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6585.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6585\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6585.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6585-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6585-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6587.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6587.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6587\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6587.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6587-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6587-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6586.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6586.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6586\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6586.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6586-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6586-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe generic milling finish has a really nice rough texture to it. These days with all the machined parts looking so clean, I wonder if the era of sand-cast mag wheels will make a comeback.<br \/>\nMan, it sure is dirty though\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6590.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6590\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6590.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6590-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6590-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll chamfer the top and bottom outer edges with an R3 radius. Just this alone makes a huge difference in how it looks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6594.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6594.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6594\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6594.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6594-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6594-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6600.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6600.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6600\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6600.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6600-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6597.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6597\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6597.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6597-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6597-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThe top surface had heavy corrosion that wouldn&#8217;t come completely clean, but it&#8217;s still dramatically better now.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_6606.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6606\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6606.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6606-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/DSC_6606-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to do the under bracket too, but I&#8217;ll save that for when I disassemble the front end.<br \/>\nHaving the right machines and tools makes every job go faster and smoother. With the right tools, what seems impossible becomes possible\u2014it takes time, sure, but the final result is dramatically better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small touches can really give a big boost to how good things look. Let&#8217;s chamfer the top bridge with an R3 radius and polish it up nice and clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1925],"tags":[1929],"class_list":["post-58883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gs1000s-d","tag-gs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}